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<P><FONT SIZE=2>On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 17:52 -0700, Lonni J Friedman wrote:<BR>
> Your nvidia driver installation is broken. If you're using Livna's<BR>
> RPMs, then talk to them.<BR>
<BR>
OK so part of the problem was that I had files from the nVidia installer<BR>
lying around from before there were Livna RPMs available for that 169.04<BR>
version. My card didn't work with any older versions, so I used the<BR>
install script when it came out, because I didn't have a fully<BR>
functional machine without those drivers. That's an object lesson in<BR>
why it's not a good idea to mix the script installer and RPMs. I think<BR>
I have that cleaned up now (though it's hard to tell for sure without a<BR>
manifest of all the files installed by the script).<BR>
<BR>
But when I start the new googleearth as a normal user, I still don't see<BR>
the globe or the controls. It works fine if I start it as root. The<BR>
SEtroublesooter doesn't complain, either.<BR>
<BR>
Any idea what's up with that?<BR>
<BR>
Thanks.<BR>
<BR>
><BR>
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Matthew Saltzman <mjs@clemson.edu> wrote:<BR>
> > I just tried the latest GoogleEarth 4.3.7204.0836 (beta) with the latest<BR>
> > kernel and nVidia drivers, and the result was:<BR>
> ><BR>
> > $ googleearth<BR>
> > Error: API mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel module has version<BR>
> > 173.14.05,<BR>
> > but this NVIDIA driver component has version 169.04. Please<BR>
> > make<BR>
> > sure that the kernel module and all NVIDIA driver components<BR>
> > have the same version.<BR>
> > NVIDIA: Direct rendering failed; attempting indirect rendering.<BR>
> ><BR>
> > And the screen opens, but no earth or controls show.<BR>
> ><BR>
> > Anybody have any idea what's up with that? TIA.<BR>
> ><BR>
> > $ rpm -q kernel<BR>
> > kernel-2.6.24.7-92.fc8.x86_64<BR>
> > kernel-2.6.25.4-10.fc8.x86_64<BR>
> > $ rpm -qa \*nvidia\*<BR>
> > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-173.14.05-1.lvn8.x86_64<BR>
> > kmod-nvidia-173.14.05-2.lvn8.x86_64<BR>
> > kmod-nvidia-2.6.25.4-10.fc8-173.14.05-2.lvn8.x86_64<BR>
> > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173.14.05-1.lvn8.x86_64<BR>
> > kmod-nvidia-2.6.24.7-92.fc8-173.14.05-1.lvn8.x86_64<BR>
> ><BR>
> > --<BR>
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--<BR>
Matthew Saltzman<BR>
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Clemson University Math Sciences<BR>
mjs AT clemson DOT edu<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs">http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs</A><BR>
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